Beautiful Tahquamenon Falls in Michigan's Upper Peninsula

Until we entered Tahquamenon Falls State Park, I have to admit I did not really know how far nor how long it would take to get to this State Park located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. This State Park encompasses nearly 50,000 acres stretching over 13 miles. The centerpiece of the park and the very reason for its existence is the Tahquamenon River and its waterfalls.

Upper Falls

Upper Falls

The upper Tahquamenon falls is the second largest east of the Mississippi River, with Niagara Falls being the largest. Fifty thousand  gallons of water per second has been recorded flowing over the upper falls.  It has a drop of 50 feet and a width of more than 200 feet across.

Upper Falls

Four miles downstream is the lower falls. We viewed both falls from the bank.

Lower Falls

Lower Falls

Most of this is undeveloped woodlands, with no roads, buildings, or power lines.

Path coming back from Falls Overlook

Large tree log with roots in park

Cougars in Michigan ...

Yes, Cougars have been verified by the Department of Natural Resources on multiple occasions in Michigan.

Recreation Passport Fees

The next leg of our adventure was to return to 28 west and take it to Munising, on to Marquette and Ishpeming to 41, Houghton and north to Copper Harbor, Michigan. In the next post, we take the paved road to its northern paved tip.The road stopped, so we literally could not go any further north, but we found some interesting scenes and places to explore on our route.

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